Senate retains P35.4B budget for poll body next year
THE Senate on Monday retained the P35.47 billion proposed 2025 budget of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), just like what the House of Representatives did.
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Senate OKs bill setting 4-year term for barangay, SK officials
MANILA, Philippines — The Senate approved on third and final reading yesterday a measure setting the term of office for barangay officials and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) members to four years.
Press Release - PRIB: Senate approves barangay and SK new term set
Senate, on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, approved on third and final reading Senate Bill No. 2816 otherwise known as an act setting the term of office of barangay officials and members of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK).
Senate to prioritize passage of 4 key bills
MANILA, Philippines — The Senate will prioritize the passage of four key bills, including the postponement of barangay elections to 2029, before the session adjourns, Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino announced.
30 Northern Mindanao areas tagged as poll hotspots
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has identified 30 municipalities and cities in Northern Mindanao as election areas of concern for the coming May elections.
Negros village chief, 5 kagawads disqualified in 2025 elections
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has disqualified a village chairman and five kagawads in Negros Occidental from running in the 2025 midterm elections due to alleged vote-buying.
Negros Oriental declares state of calamity
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — The province of Negros Oriental has declared a state of calamity as Kanlaon Volcano continued to show intensified magmatic unrest, according to the Office of Civil Defense.
Comelec vows most transparent, credible elections
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) is confident that the 2025 midterm elections will be the most transparent and credible electoral exercise in the country's history.
Town appeals to Marcos Jr.: Save fishers from Supreme Court ruling
MANILA, Philippines — Local officials of a town dependent on fishing have called on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and the Supreme Court to reverse a ruling that opens municipal waters to commercial fishing vessels, backing its small-scale fishers who face displacement from their traditional fishing grounds.